Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Under Anti-Social Activities Law for Failure to Provide Legible Documents and Delay in Considering Representation, Emphasising Strict Compliance with Procedural Safeguards in Liberty Cases

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court allowed the writ petition, quashed the preventive detention order under Section 3(1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), and directed the immediate…

Rawlaw July 6, 2025

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Kerala High Court Refuses to Quash Railway Overbridge Land Acquisition Despite Procedural Lapses, Upholds Public Interest and Compensation Awards While Ordering State to Pay Litigation Costs to Landowners Due to Collector’s Non-Application of Mind

“The lackadaisical approach of statutory authorities must be deprecated, but public interest in proceeding with the project outweighs setting aside the acquisition.” Court’s Decision: The Kerala High Court dismissed the…

Rawlaw July 1, 2025

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Kerala High Court Rejects Theatre Owners’ Plea Against Mandatory No Dues Certificate Requirement for Licence Renewal, Upholds Cultural Welfare Cess Collection, Cites Legislative Intent and Overriding Effect of Tax Provisions Over Licensing Laws

“Licencees are bound under the provisions of the Entertainments Tax Act to remit cess collected under Section 3C till the preceding month to seek renewal of the licence.” Court’s Decision:…

Rawlaw July 1, 2025

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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Man Accused of Possessing Country Bomb-Making Materials: “Detention No Longer Justified Despite Prior Criminal Involvement, Given the Time Already Undergone in Custody”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court allowed the bail application of the petitioner who had been accused of possessing materials intended for making country bombs. Despite the prosecution’s objection based…

Rawlaw June 28, 2025

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Kerala High Court- “Once advance authorisation is granted and not cancelled, Customs authorities cannot deny exemption merely on nomenclature disputes.”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court allowed the appeal by Nitta Gelatin India Limited, setting aside the Customs Department’s demand for differential duty on imports under advance authorisation, while dismissing…

Rawlaw June 28, 2025

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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Man Accused of Attempt to Murder Due to Parity with Co-Accused: “Further Detention Not Necessary as Bail Was Granted to Co-Accused Within 18 Days”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court granted bail to the petitioner, the third accused in a case involving alleged attempt to murder, on the ground of parity. The Court noted…

Rawlaw June 27, 2025

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Kerala High Court Affirms Injunction Against Use of “Global Public School” by Competing Institution: “Plaintiff Has Every Right to Protect Its Registered Trademark From Deceptive Usage by Another School in the Same District”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court dismissed an appeal filed by a school challenging a temporary injunction granted by the Trial Court, which restrained it from using the trademarked name…

Rawlaw June 25, 2025

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Kerala High Court Allows Arbitration Despite Termination Clause Citing ‘Competence-Competence Doctrine’: “Claim of the Applicant is Not Ex-Facie Meritless to Deny Arbitration”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court allowed a petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, for appointment of an arbitrator in a dispute arising from an…

Rawlaw June 25, 2025

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Kerala High Court Quashes Tribunal Order That Interfered with Property Tax Reclassification; Holds Appeal by Unregistered Association Incompetent: “Remedies Under Rule 16 Are Available Only to Owners of Buildings”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court allowed the writ petition filed by the Municipality and set aside the order passed by the Tribunal for Local Self-Government Institutions. The Court held…

Rawlaw June 25, 2025

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Kerala High Court Dismisses Challenge to Electricity Charges for Private Hospitals: “Public Resources Cannot Be Subsidised for Private Commercial Entities under Article 21”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by a private hospitals’ association that challenged the decision of the State Government and Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission…

Rawlaw June 24, 2025